Force of Evil (1950)
Sensational Story Of a Numbers King Whose Number Was Up!
1950 · NR · 1h 19m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
Lawyer Joe Morse wants to consolidate all the small-time numbers racket operators into one big powerful operation. But his elder brother Leo is one of these small-time operators who wants to stay that way, preferring not to deal with the gangsters who dominate the big-time.
Director: Abraham Polonsky
Writers: Ira Wolfert, Abraham Polonsky
Music by: David Raksin
Cinematography: George Barnes
Editor: Art Seid
Box office: $1M · Rated 6.6/10 by 141 viewers
Cast
John Garfield as Joe MorseThomas Gomez as Leo MorseMarie Windsor as Edna TuckerHowland Chamberlain as Freddie BauerRoy Roberts as Ben TuckerPaul Fix as Bill FiccoStanley Prager as WallyBarry Kelley as Detective EganPaul McVey as Hobe WheelockBeatrice Pearson as Doris LowryArthur O'Connell as Link Hall (uncredited)Georgia Backus as Sylvia Morse (uncredited)More like this
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